These award-winning feds want to advance science for the public good — and challenge stereotypes about government work
Jan Tyler said she was a “math nerd” in high school and college. She’s been able to pursue that passion while working for the federal government, helping to manage the Energy Department’s teacher fellowships, K-12 programs and the National Science Bowl, an annual competition that quizzes middle and high school students on their knowledge of science and math.
When asked what her most impactful work at the agency has been, however, Tyler pointed to the Presidential Super Intelligence Challenge, a Trump administration initiative for students and teachers to learn how to use artificial intelligence.
“This gave us a chance to give them a safe opportunity to even just learn about [AI] or to play with it a little bit, and the response just blew us away,” she said. “We had about 25,000 registrations, and I think we were hoping for maybe 2,500 registrations. So it really did reach...
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